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. >>> coming up tonight at 5, a bay area soldier who was killed in afghanistan returns home. we're learning more about him. plus, it's a glimpse into the future. what the post office is telling some people who live here in the bay area about what might happen to their mail service. those stories and more coming up in our next newscast at 5. thank you for watching. have a great day!
. >>> coming up tonight at 5, a bay area soldier who was killed in afghanistan returns home. we're learning more about him. plus, it's a glimpse into the future. what the post office is telling some people who live here in the bay area about what might happen to their mail service. those stories and more coming up in our next newscast at 5. thank you for watching. have a great day!
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democrats say the cost of the plan may be offset by the savings from the winding down wars in iraq and afghanistan. republicans in congress, though, want to pay for the tax cuts with cuts from federal programs. >>> the port of oakland is making a public ply to occupy protesters -- plea to occupy protesters. they took out a full ad in the paper asking them to keep the busy port during the -- open during the holidays. demonstrators were able to bring the port to a standstill last month as part of the november 2nd day of action. >>> the occupy wall street protesters have sit-ins scheduled tomorrow for the foreclosures around the property. a similar protest took place in oakland last month. organizers say too many people have lost their homes because of corporate greed and wall street corruption. >>> meanwhile, several large mortgage lenders have agreed to suspend foreclosures over -- over the holidays. fannie mae and freddie mac will not force families out of their home between december 19th and january 2nd. chase, wells fargo and bank of america have also announced a temporary suspension of eviction
democrats say the cost of the plan may be offset by the savings from the winding down wars in iraq and afghanistan. republicans in congress, though, want to pay for the tax cuts with cuts from federal programs. >>> the port of oakland is making a public ply to occupy protesters -- plea to occupy protesters. they took out a full ad in the paper asking them to keep the busy port during the -- open during the holidays. demonstrators were able to bring the port to a standstill last month...
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in afghanistan troupes are remembering their fallen comrades. they held a candle light vigil to recognize the 1 -- 1,500 service members killed in the war. veterans marched into the parade ground. the army band played the national anthem and the crowd remembered those who died serving their country. >> each individual and i think of the legacy that they lost. it just gets to me. there's not enough that we can do to memorialize the people that were lost. >> just a short time from now at 12:45, a musical program scheduled in the chapel as part of the commemoration. >>> from san francisco to san jose a number of events are underway at this hour. military plane flyover just happened a short time ago. >> reporter: it was all part of an hour-long memorial day ceremony here. the crowd is gone, but you can see the decorations remain out here. each of the 211 gravestones have an american flag and tulips placed in front. military cemetery is the oldest military cemetery on the entire west coast. when i took a closer look at some of the dates, the oldest g
in afghanistan troupes are remembering their fallen comrades. they held a candle light vigil to recognize the 1 -- 1,500 service members killed in the war. veterans marched into the parade ground. the army band played the national anthem and the crowd remembered those who died serving their country. >> each individual and i think of the legacy that they lost. it just gets to me. there's not enough that we can do to memorialize the people that were lost. >> just a short time from now...
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invaded afghanistan. since the invasion began 9/11 mastermind osama bin laden has been killed, and the taliban have been forced out of pow power put the air and ground attacks continue along with the war price tag, estimated at $400 billion. 10 years ago democrats and republicans came together to approve the war. now they are coming together again to push for its end. >> this is a war that long ago became much more about money for the pentagon and defense contractors than about any real threat. >> where is our money going? afghanistan is widely considered to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. >> the u.s. has 100,000 troops in afghanistan right now with plans to pull 30,000 out by next summer and to end the war by 2014. >>> a san jose state graduate student removed from a flight is now suing southwest airlines for discrimination. she is a u.s. citizen of pakistani decent and wearing her head scarf on a flight in march. she was talking on her cell phone and said i have to go because the plan
invaded afghanistan. since the invasion began 9/11 mastermind osama bin laden has been killed, and the taliban have been forced out of pow power put the air and ground attacks continue along with the war price tag, estimated at $400 billion. 10 years ago democrats and republicans came together to approve the war. now they are coming together again to push for its end. >> this is a war that long ago became much more about money for the pentagon and defense contractors than about any real...
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command in afghanistan recommends a slow withdrawal begin this july. general petraeus testified before a senate committee and said a transition can begin in some parts of afghanistan where afghan government forces take more responsibility for fighting taliban. general petraeus also said the afghan army being trained by u.s. troops is coming along but said the recruits are improving in quality. >>> in sacramento, the senate president announced late this morning that he'll call for a vote on governor jared brown's budget proposal in the next 24 hours. senate president pro-tem steinberg announced the plans before meeting with the governor and assembly speaker john perez. brown wants to close the state's $26.6 billion deficit by cutting $12.2 billion in spending. he also wants to extend temporary tax increases for another 5 years. no republicans have signed onto the plan and some are needed in order for this to pass. more details are expected out of the state capitol later today. >>> today is the deadline for california school districts to send out teacher
command in afghanistan recommends a slow withdrawal begin this july. general petraeus testified before a senate committee and said a transition can begin in some parts of afghanistan where afghan government forces take more responsibility for fighting taliban. general petraeus also said the afghan army being trained by u.s. troops is coming along but said the recruits are improving in quality. >>> in sacramento, the senate president announced late this morning that he'll call for a...
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troops still in afghanistan. is ktvu.com has posted president obama's address from last night in its entirety on the front page. >>> a marine reservist has been linked to shootings last year. he was arrested last friday after spotted in arlington national cemetery in the early- morning hours when the cemetery was closed. he was carrying a backpack he said was full of explosives. that turned out not to be true. but police found evidence tying him to shots fired last year at military buildings in northern virginia. a marine recruiting system, the pentagon. the fbi suspected the shooter had some sort of gripe against the marines. >>> all four suspects in the corruption case were in court facing a long list of charges. ktvu's jade hernandez was also there to tell us what happened when they appeared before a judge. >> reporter: the four defendants pleaded not guilty to the more than three dozen felony charges. now a federal grand jury is involved. the former head of the central contra costa's enforcement team, norman
troops still in afghanistan. is ktvu.com has posted president obama's address from last night in its entirety on the front page. >>> a marine reservist has been linked to shootings last year. he was arrested last friday after spotted in arlington national cemetery in the early- morning hours when the cemetery was closed. he was carrying a backpack he said was full of explosives. that turned out not to be true. but police found evidence tying him to shots fired last year at military...
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command of american and coalition forces in afghanistan to general john allen this. is video of the handover ceremony in kabul today. petraeus steps down after one year in charge of the more than 140,000 international troops in the country. he's retiring from the army to become director of the cia. general allen will oversee the drawdown. u.s. forces that started earlier in the month. and nelson mandela is celebrating his 93rd birthday today and he got a special gift. ♪ happy birthday ♪ >> earlier today, students in south africa sang a special version of "happy birth day" before starting this their is lessons. people are being called on to mark the day with 67 minutes of volunteer work. each minute represents a remember of his public service. >>> well, a mostly sunny monday compared to a mostly cloudy sunday morning we do have some patchy fog there. at least temperatures are coming up ever-so slightly. there is a system working its way to the north and the sea breeze has started to develop out of the west. we haven't lost that -- lost that in the longest time. we
command of american and coalition forces in afghanistan to general john allen this. is video of the handover ceremony in kabul today. petraeus steps down after one year in charge of the more than 140,000 international troops in the country. he's retiring from the army to become director of the cia. general allen will oversee the drawdown. u.s. forces that started earlier in the month. and nelson mandela is celebrating his 93rd birthday today and he got a special gift. ♪ happy birthday ♪...
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when he is finish he will be a full apache pilot and can be redeployed to afghanistan. he was just here with his new wife katherine and there is no word on where his training will take place. >>> a pickup truck was caught on a police -- trying to use his feet for breaks. kind of like fred flintstone he approached a stream and it was a matter of luck he didn't hit anybody. he finally came to a stop after crashing into four weeks and putting his truck in park and he told police he was just anxious to get home from work. >>> coming up on a special edition of ktvu channel 2 news, a legal fight waging to get back to a home he already owns. plus a new crime trend at one of the most popular sites, what you need to do to protect yourself and stay tuned for preseason football, atlanta is facing jaguars in atlanta, thanks for watching and have a great weekend. ♪ teacher, teacher, now we're back in school ♪ ♪ are you smarter than you used to be? ♪ [ cheers and applause ] foxworthy: [ laughs ] hi, everybody, i'm jeff foxworthy, and welcome to "are you smarter than a 5th gra
when he is finish he will be a full apache pilot and can be redeployed to afghanistan. he was just here with his new wife katherine and there is no word on where his training will take place. >>> a pickup truck was caught on a police -- trying to use his feet for breaks. kind of like fred flintstone he approached a stream and it was a matter of luck he didn't hit anybody. he finally came to a stop after crashing into four weeks and putting his truck in park and he told police he was...
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troops from afghanistan. and cigarette packaging is about to change. ahead, the reason for these more graphic warning labels. >>> and as meteorologist steve paulson mentioned a moment ago, bay area temperatures are heating up fast. ahead, what you can expect in your neighborhood. >> reporter: six pets dead within a 24-hour period. find out why the neighbors think they know who did it. >>> san rafael firefighters were called to a fire that began in an old broken garage near the supermarket on san pedro avenue. they've not determined a cause yet but they reportedly believe it was electrical. they say damage was limited to the structure, a vehicle hand a fence. >>> a morning house fire sent one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries. it happened just after 2:00 a.m. on 23rd avenue near east 17th street in oakland's freight vail neighborhood. eight people es -- fruitvale neighborhood. eight people es cased. investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of this fire. the red cross is helping out the two affected families. >>> several pet o
troops from afghanistan. and cigarette packaging is about to change. ahead, the reason for these more graphic warning labels. >>> and as meteorologist steve paulson mentioned a moment ago, bay area temperatures are heating up fast. ahead, what you can expect in your neighborhood. >> reporter: six pets dead within a 24-hour period. find out why the neighbors think they know who did it. >>> san rafael firefighters were called to a fire that began in an old broken garage...
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death of a soldier from san jose. 31-year-old staff sergeant mark see wells died in on saturday in afghanistan due to an insurgent attack. he went to lee high school in san jose and was stationed in hawaii and florida before he was dispatched to afghanistan as part of operation enduring freedom. >>> in libya rebel forces are pleading with the international community to impose a no-fly zone over their country. [ sound of shooting ] >> mo ma'am qaddafi's forces launched air strikes on antigovernment forces. they are trying to keep them from advancing toward the capital of trip oh eye. they say they don't want foreign troops on the ground but without a no-fly zone they say they will be out gunned by qaddafi's regime if there are any more air strikes. >>> new restaurants may be opening soon in a san francisco neighborhood. a board of supervisors committee will debate lifting the ban on new restaurants in the upper fill more district. that's on fill more between bush and jackson. the ban started in the 1980s and was originally designed to prevent restaurants from attracting too much traffic and squ
death of a soldier from san jose. 31-year-old staff sergeant mark see wells died in on saturday in afghanistan due to an insurgent attack. he went to lee high school in san jose and was stationed in hawaii and florida before he was dispatched to afghanistan as part of operation enduring freedom. >>> in libya rebel forces are pleading with the international community to impose a no-fly zone over their country. [ sound of shooting ] >> mo ma'am qaddafi's forces launched air strikes...
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the tasks he inherits the pentagon budget negotiations the libyan conflict and troop withdrawals from afghanistan and iraq. >>> ahead what homeowners are required to have starting today, but many of you may not know about it. and we will check the situation in a bay area neighborhood dealing with disruptions right now after a water main break. >>> as it heats up parts of the area may have triple digit temperatures this weekend. >> an early morning strike averted. coming up we will show you the confusion and tell you why the threat is still out there. >>> a water main break will be a problem for most of the day today in el sobriente. a 12 inch pipe broke there about 9:30 this morning. these are pictures of the problem. repairs are underway but a representative for east bay mud could not say when they would be done or how many customers are affected, only that it handed in an area where most of the customers are businesses. >>> a threatened strike against the larkspur and sausalito ferries was called off but not before it caused confusion for passengers and workers alike, claudine wong headed out t
the tasks he inherits the pentagon budget negotiations the libyan conflict and troop withdrawals from afghanistan and iraq. >>> ahead what homeowners are required to have starting today, but many of you may not know about it. and we will check the situation in a bay area neighborhood dealing with disruptions right now after a water main break. >>> as it heats up parts of the area may have triple digit temperatures this weekend. >> an early morning strike averted. coming...
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ricardo serras, junior was killed saturday in afghanistan. insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. he was 24 years old. >>> if you received a red light camera ticket in napa earlier this year, you may not have to pay it. more than 500 red light camera tickets from last spring and early summer have been dismissed. a superior court judge confirmed and earlier ruling that the city's old contract with the camera provider violated state law. as a result, the court wiped over $250,000 in pending fines out. they've signed a contract with a different provider in august. tickets issued since then p must be paid. >>> netflix announced it's dropping plans to separate the dvd rental business from the online streaming businesses. the company said last month they were gonna break off the dvd side of the business and put it on a separate site called quickster. that made some customers angry. today's message means they will be able to keep one password. >> they shouldn't have separated it. keep it in one system. >> i think it makes sense, if a co
ricardo serras, junior was killed saturday in afghanistan. insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. he was 24 years old. >>> if you received a red light camera ticket in napa earlier this year, you may not have to pay it. more than 500 red light camera tickets from last spring and early summer have been dismissed. a superior court judge confirmed and earlier ruling that the city's old contract with the camera provider violated state law. as a result, the court wiped over...
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. >> we are just getting word about a lot soldier killed in afghanistan, shawn walsh from san jose was killed owned on wednesday by what they call indirect fire. he was assigned to the 185th military police battalion based out of california. >>> investigators say robert wagner is not a suspect in the re-opened death investigation of his wife natalie wood. the los angeles sheriff's office said this morning that new information has surfaced that is substantial enough to take another look at the case. wood drowned in 1981 off catalina island. at the time it was called an accident but questions about the circumstances persisted for decades. >> the case has been assigned to two sheriff's homicide investigators who will be following up on the additional information as well as any other additional information that may develop. >> also today the captain of the boat natalie wood and robert wagner were on said he blames wagner for woods' death. he was not specific but the times report that authorities re-opened the case based on comments by the boat captain. >>> the food and drug administration
. >> we are just getting word about a lot soldier killed in afghanistan, shawn walsh from san jose was killed owned on wednesday by what they call indirect fire. he was assigned to the 185th military police battalion based out of california. >>> investigators say robert wagner is not a suspect in the re-opened death investigation of his wife natalie wood. the los angeles sheriff's office said this morning that new information has surfaced that is substantial enough to take...
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general petraeus has served as the top commander in iraq and afghanistan although he could have stayed in uniform at the cia, petraeus, who is 58, chose to leave the army. he starts his new job on tuesday. >>> conflicting reports are come out university libya about whether -- are cull out of -- are coming out of libya about whether moammar gadhafi's sons is trying to find out if he will be safe if he were to give up? cnn said the son e-mailed a reporter and said he had no plans to surrender. meanwhile, colonel gadhafi, remains in hiding and most of his family has escaped to eight jeer -- to ail tear -- algeria. >>> it was designed to put traceable guns into the hands of criminals but instead it simply supplied thousands of weapons to mexican cartels. u.s. attorney for arizona dennis burk resigned, a third person assistant u.s. attorney, emery hurley, was reassigned to a lesser job. >>> fema officials are promising federal aid for hurricane victims hurt by massive flood you but they do admit resources are scarce. the storm affected 13 states in development alone, 11 towns are cut off fr
general petraeus has served as the top commander in iraq and afghanistan although he could have stayed in uniform at the cia, petraeus, who is 58, chose to leave the army. he starts his new job on tuesday. >>> conflicting reports are come out university libya about whether -- are cull out of -- are coming out of libya about whether moammar gadhafi's sons is trying to find out if he will be safe if he were to give up? cnn said the son e-mailed a reporter and said he had no plans to...
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along -- only those in iraq and afghanistan and living in federal zones are subject to exemptions. >>> we're learning more about the memorial service for steven jobs. who was on the guest list and how they remembered him? >>> the sunshine is out. will you need a sweater later? >>> and the weekend death that put michael jackson's trial on hold today. >>> today we're learning the nails of some of the high- profile guests who attended steve jobs' funeral service. they included hillary clinton, bill clinton, bono, and condoleezza rice. another service for apple employees is set for this wednesday. >>> three people are dead in oakland after a deadly weekend of shooting the. dash shoot -- of -- a deadly weekend shooting. the victims were identified as 20-year-old raymond greenwood and joshua krusite. there have been 94 homicides in oakland this year. >>> three men are behind bars on charges of killing a healdsburg man and dumping his body west of the city. sonoma county investigators are i -- investigators are trying to determine whether protecting the marijuana operation was the motive beh
along -- only those in iraq and afghanistan and living in federal zones are subject to exemptions. >>> we're learning more about the memorial service for steven jobs. who was on the guest list and how they remembered him? >>> the sunshine is out. will you need a sweater later? >>> and the weekend death that put michael jackson's trial on hold today. >>> today we're learning the nails of some of the high- profile guests who attended steve jobs' funeral...
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general pe tray just, who is running the war in afghanistan, would replace -- petraeus who is running the war in florida will replace leen. >>> congresswoman giffords is going to attend the shuttle launch in florida. her huh huh, mark kelly -- her huh mark kelly, will -- her husband, mark kelly, is the commander. >>> president obama hopes he has finally put to rest about where he was born. his birth certificate was released today from the white house. it shows he was born on august 4th, 1961 in honolulu. the president held a press conference saying he hopes this is the end of a national distraction. >> we do not have time for this kind of silliness. we got better stuff to do. i've got better stuff to do. we got big problems to solve. i'm confident we can solve them. but we'll have to focus on them. >> i'm taking great credit. you have to ask the president, why didn't he do this a long time ago? >> as one of the president's critics, donald trump claimed the release of the birth certificate as his own accomplishment. the shorter version of the certificate was released before he ran for
general pe tray just, who is running the war in afghanistan, would replace -- petraeus who is running the war in florida will replace leen. >>> congresswoman giffords is going to attend the shuttle launch in florida. her huh huh, mark kelly -- her huh mark kelly, will -- her husband, mark kelly, is the commander. >>> president obama hopes he has finally put to rest about where he was born. his birth certificate was released today from the white house. it shows he was born on...
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official says it was a cia mission, strictly to search for insurgents in afghanistan near the border. but several sources point out the sentinel is a stealth drone designed to penetrate areas with air defenses. they say it's hard to believe that the drone was strictly operating over afghanistan which has none. >> so it could have been used in iran. it could have been deliberately used in iran and it's very likely, in fact, that it was a reconaissance platform of choice to do precisely that. >> reporter: a u.s. official says satellite footage shows the drone's wreckage to be a pile of rubble. so iran does have what's left of the drone, but in what condition is the issue. chris lawrence, cnn the pentagon >>> the family of an fbi contractor who disappeared in iran more than four years ago released a video of the man pleading for help. they are hoping it will help secure the release of 63-year- old robert levinson. he disappeared in iraq back in march of 2007. last year, the family received this tape asking levinson asking for help. secretary of state hillary clinton says earlier this yea
official says it was a cia mission, strictly to search for insurgents in afghanistan near the border. but several sources point out the sentinel is a stealth drone designed to penetrate areas with air defenses. they say it's hard to believe that the drone was strictly operating over afghanistan which has none. >> so it could have been used in iran. it could have been deliberately used in iran and it's very likely, in fact, that it was a reconaissance platform of choice to do precisely...
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taxes would generate $1.5 trillion, $1 trillion saved through the withdrawal of forces in iraq and afghanistan, and there's five 580 billion in entitlement cuts, $248 billion of which is medicare, $72 billion in medicaid. >>> it's been a tough day on wall street after the best week this months for stocks. stocks are falling as investors worry that greece won't qualify for new installment of emergency funds in time to avoid defaulting on its debt. the dow is currently down 187 points. the nasdaq is down less than 2%. it's being helped by palo pal apple. the s & p is down. >>> it's been just over a year sin the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. tomorrow the rebuilding process continues. pg&e will fill in this crater in the crest moore neighborhood. it was created by the explosion that killed eight people and injured dozens more. it destroyed 38 homes. the mayor is inviting people to shovel some dirt into the hole before crews begin their work. >>> a flu development today after the air race disaster in reno, nevada, also the 9/11 audio is released. rosemary is back with more on how hot it will
taxes would generate $1.5 trillion, $1 trillion saved through the withdrawal of forces in iraq and afghanistan, and there's five 580 billion in entitlement cuts, $248 billion of which is medicare, $72 billion in medicaid. >>> it's been a tough day on wall street after the best week this months for stocks. stocks are falling as investors worry that greece won't qualify for new installment of emergency funds in time to avoid defaulting on its debt. the dow is currently down 187 points....
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the danville man was killed in afghanistan earlier this month. it's the warriors watch riders who will make sure he gets home. >> it gives may lot of satisfaction to know somebody's watching out for these guys when they come home. >> great kid, just graduated, 19 years old, he's willing to defend his country. >> reporter: this morning his family riding in the stretch suv limo rendezvoused with more than 50 riders for the trip to travis air force base. it's not the way they wanted to greet their son. they're proved his service to country. the marine is set to land at 1:00 p.m. today. planting 150 american flags isn't easy. that's what another vso did yesterday at harts avenue. the ride to travis, the planting of the flags is part of operation homecoming, organized mostly by private citizens for returning service members. >> we use the flags for troops returning to welcome them home, and just a way to thank them for what they do. >> to see the looks on their faces when we do operation welcome home and we do this in support of the family and honorin
the danville man was killed in afghanistan earlier this month. it's the warriors watch riders who will make sure he gets home. >> it gives may lot of satisfaction to know somebody's watching out for these guys when they come home. >> great kid, just graduated, 19 years old, he's willing to defend his country. >> reporter: this morning his family riding in the stretch suv limo rendezvoused with more than 50 riders for the trip to travis air force base. it's not the way they...